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Old 03-26-2016, 05:13 PM   #1
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Blazer gravel guards

Are gravel guards a 72 thing or where they on earlier years? If so can somebody share the years and are the the same?
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Old 03-26-2016, 08:59 PM   #2
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Re: Blazer gravel guards

Fairly certain it was a 72 thing
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Old 03-27-2016, 12:51 AM   #3
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Re: Blazer gravel guards

The 72 ones are a 72 only thing and only for the blazers and jimmys not the trucks. Good luck on your journey to find some. Not reproduced as of yet.
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Old 03-27-2016, 10:37 AM   #4
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Re: Blazer gravel guards

I think 71 also had them but the ones for the trucks will work for 71 I could be wrong I'm sure someone will chime in if so. I have a rough set of 72's and maybe another a set of not so rough will look and let you know.
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Old 03-27-2016, 10:47 AM   #5
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Re: Blazer gravel guards

My '70 has them.....the '71 I have has them.... I have 2 extras from the '71 but I think the back of the '72 frame was different?
LMC has them too
item 16 & 17 on this page...
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Old 03-27-2016, 01:20 PM   #6
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Re: Blazer gravel guards

My 70 has them also.
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Old 03-27-2016, 07:17 PM   #7
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Re: Blazer gravel guards

My blazer is a 71 so let's see what we can find
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Old 03-27-2016, 08:04 PM   #8
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Re: Blazer gravel guards

I believe they were available on all years with a sport bumper, but 72 had a little different design because of the rear frame rails being angled.
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Old 03-31-2016, 07:34 PM   #9
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Re: Blazer gravel guards

Just a little FYI for anyone who doesn't know, this but the Gravel Guards are being reproduced! They are made by Counterpart and are sold thru The Truck Shop. They are $11.00 each. I bought some a couple of years ago and the quality is very good.
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Old 04-01-2016, 12:48 PM   #10
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Just a little FYI for anyone who doesn't know, this but the Gravel Guards are being reproduced! They are made by Counterpart and are sold thru The Truck Shop. They are $11.00 each. I bought some a couple of years ago and the quality is very good.

I took a look in their catalog and I don't see the 72 gravel shields being sold. They only list the flat 69-71 ones that also fit the trucks.
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Old 04-12-2016, 02:28 PM   #11
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Re: Blazer gravel guards

Sorry, my mistake. I didn't now the 72 shields were different.
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Old 04-12-2016, 02:56 PM   #12
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Re: Blazer gravel guards

72 only blazer gravel guard looks like this,...
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Re: Blazer gravel guards

Now do we have pics of the Gards for 1971 any body ?
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Old 04-12-2016, 09:35 PM   #14
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Now do we have pics of the Gards for 1971 any body ?
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Now do we have pics of the Gards for 1971 any body ?
They are the same as the pickup and burb guards.
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Old 07-27-2016, 09:37 AM   #16
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Re: Blazer gravel guards

Another quick question. Was the gravel guard color black or the color of the body?
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Old 07-27-2016, 09:49 AM   #17
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Re: Blazer gravel guards

They were black from factory
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Old 07-27-2016, 10:38 AM   #18
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Re: Blazer gravel guards

were these on 2wd blazers or just 4wd? One of the POs put on a heavy metal gauge aftermarket bumper on my 72 2wd...
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Old 07-27-2016, 10:40 AM   #19
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Re: Blazer gravel guards

Both the 1972 2wd and 4wd had the special gravel guards due to the different frame at the rear.
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Old 07-27-2016, 11:25 AM   #20
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Re: Blazer gravel guards

Picks of them installed??? Not sure I understand what/where they are.
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Old 07-28-2016, 12:56 PM   #22
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Re: Blazer gravel guards

Thanks. So what do they do exactly? Protect debris from flying up between the bumper and body?
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